Opening of the canal eyed for 1913 rush
The Isthmian Canal Commission estimates a possible September 1913 opening for the Panama Canal with formal opening possibly in 1915. The project, built by the United States after France’s failure, promises to revolutionize ocean commerce, strengthen US navy mobility, and tighten pan American ties.
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Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Goethals
United States
France
Western Hemisphere
Atlantic Seaboard
Orient
Mississippi River
Suez
Atlantic
Pacific
San Francisco
Southern Commercial Congress
Mobile
Republic of Panama
American engineering and commerce dream of future canal era
The passage envisions sunlit beams of trade expanding beyond local gains as the nation builds a canal, improves rivers and harbors, and tightens regulation of interstate and foreign commerce. It anticipates closer international understanding, revived trade, and enduring maintenance of navigation under a national framework.
The French Riviera Journey Through a Funnel to Mentone
A reflective travel piece trails the Riviera from Toulon to Mentone noting Nice as the funnel neck and Monte Carlo as the narrow point. It contrasts lavish Glamour with poverty, highlights Mentone’s sea views and proximity to San Remo, and references a broader sense of movement east toward Italy. A Columbia dispatch mentions Mayor W H Gibbes proposing a municipal pawnshop to aid distressed residents, with city as lender and tax funds supporting relief.
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Toulon
Mentone
Mediterranean
France
New York Times
Nice
Monte Carlo
Grasse
Riviera
Nijini Novgorod
Babel
Antibes
Martinis
Grimaldis
St. Michele
John Richard Green
Italy
W. H. Gibbes
Columbia Dispatch
Ike
City of Columbia
Gibbes
Tillman Park letters reveal primary investigation clash
In Trenton on Sept 20 1912 Senator B R Tillman releases correspondence with J B Park Greenwood chairman of a sub committee division detailing friction over the South Carolina primary investigation. Park defends neutrality while Tillman urges speeding action to avoid a feared shift in power to the negro.
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Tillman
Committeeman Park
Trenton
B. R. Tillman
J. B. Park
Greenwood
South Carolina
Park
8. C
S. C
Jones
Committee
Mr. Stevenson
Atlantic City
Democratic Party
Stevenson
Gov. Blease
Blease
Evans
United States
Unneeded Talk Sparks Demo Critique in Charleston
The Manning Times denounces J. W. Wallace of Charleston for remarks hinting at arming resistance to seat the governor. It argues such language is unfitting and unnecessary as the government rests with the people and disputes would be settled by courts or time.
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Gatun Lake
Culebra Cut
Pedro Miguel
Gatun
Miraflores
Cucaracha
J. G. Evans
Columbia
South Carolina
Stevenson
Committee For Action
Southern Electro-Chemical Co
Nitrolee
8. C
Southern Power Co
Great Falls
American Dynamic Co
Niagara Falls
Alabama
Alabama Interstate Power Co
South
Waldemar Kaempffert
Hellriegell
Chile
Europe
America
Bradley and
Lovejoy
Bradley-Lovejoy
Kristian Birkeland
Samuel Eyde
Norway
Birkeland-Eyde
J. W. Wallace
Charleston
Cotton Picking Boom Drives Texas Labor Push and Prices
In Dallas area and across Texas traders report record cotton sales and a severe shortage of pickers. Buyers note wages rising as farmers lure mill workers with higher pay. cotton prices range from 114 to 114. Cotton duck material for sacks is in unprecedented demand, with local supplies exhausted and imports from Georgia noted.
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Texas
Dallas
Bonham
Waxahatchie
Georgia Mills
Wall Street Journal
Travel Ease in Asia Minor Under Young Turks Era
The piece contrasts prior harsh travel conditions in Asia Minor with the newer, more relaxed environment under the Young Turks. It notes fewer inspections at borders and customs, no mandatory searches for a passport in the interior, and officials who greet travelers cordially, while acknowledging ongoing limits on comfort and safety.
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Asia Minor
Armenia
New York
National Magazine
Man who insults you often appears bigger
A saying notes that people who insult others tend to seem physically larger, reflecting a psychological bias. The remark suggests that perceived size may mirror assertiveness rather than actual stature.
Lights in Mines and The Simple Life in the Woods
A historical column surveys the Davy safety lamp in coal mines and recounts John Hodgson’s brave 1816 test, then shifts to camping tips stressing a stone enclosure and a two-story denim camp pocket. It includes Savoyard’s critique of the Monroe Doctrine and musings on South American development and German potential in the Amazon Valley.
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The
Christian Herald
Savoyard
Pitt
United States
John Quincy Adams
Colonel Hamilton
Washington
Henry Adams
John Quincy
Junius
Bull Run
Appomatox
Latin America
Rio Grande
Cape Horn
Mexico
Central America
South America
Congress
Barren County
Henry Clay
Republic
Evans
England
Germany
Amazon Valley
Brazil
Europe
America
Africa
Library of Congress
Andes
Amazon
Iowa
Pacific
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Big Ditch
Panama
Limon Bay
Bas Obispo
Culebra
Tabernilla
Panama Railroad Company
Commission
Commission and
Panama Railroad
Canal and Panama
Subsistence
Commission Department
Canal Zone
Canal Commission
French Canal Company
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Deutsche Zeitung
Schonherr
Hessberger
Birkeland
Eyde
Tchonherr-Heinberger
Sir Humphry Davy
John Hodgson
Newcastle
Hebburn
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